Re: [MBZ] Tar Pressure WUZ:The FB idiocy is appalling

2019-03-31 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
On the w210 the normal pressure is 27/29 and max load is 28/34 iirc. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 31, 2019, at 1:17 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > It is certainly true for most cars up to 1990 or so. Particularly those that > came out with 78 profile tars from the factory.

[MBZ] Tar Pressure WUZ:The FB idiocy is appalling

2019-03-31 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
It is certainly true for most cars up to 1990 or so.  Particularly those that came out with 78 profile tars from the factory.  36psi cold is about right for most. I've never had car tars wear out in the center from overinflation.  At factory inflation on 110/115 etc, the tar wear underinflated

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2013-11-25 Thread Mountain Man
Jim wrote: Sure do. Family still has a cabin there. I shoulda taken the job in your neighborhood 8 years ago. I interviewed at a design/survey firm there. I like Spokane. It seemed very nice and very out of the way and quite successful with local military installation. Shoulda... taken the

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2013-11-24 Thread Jim Cathey
Do you know Long Beach Washington? My son was interested in a job there several years ago. Sure do. Family still has a cabin there. It's very damp. Kind of a depressed area, and always lots of real estate on the market. I seem to recall that prices are rather high, now. No way you can get

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2013-11-23 Thread Dan Penoff
Since I left Michelin some years ago, I have found Goodyear, Bridgestone and Continental to all have good tires at competitive prices. The last set or two of Michelins I bought had a lot of road noise, too. I have a set of Bridgestones on the S500, and while they're not top of the line tires,

Re: [MBZ] Tar (Curt's tractor fronts)

2013-11-23 Thread Curt Raymond
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar (Curt's tractor fronts) Message-ID: 20131122200430.6c4b924230a84aa3a583c...@pisquared.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:01:46 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote

Re: [MBZ] Tar (Curt's tractor fronts)

2013-11-23 Thread Michael Canfield
has foam filled tires on everything at the landfill and they work our good. Enough flex and long lived. Curt Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:04:30 -0700 From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar (Curt's tractor fronts) Message-ID

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2013-11-23 Thread Jim Cathey
Whoops, that was the Android Gmail client's auto-correct feature running amuck. Should have been PNW as in Pacific Northwest. I loathe autocorrect, in all its forms. Yes, in the country about 25 miles northwest of Portland. My old stompin' grounds! You talking St. Helens? Or something

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2013-11-23 Thread Gary Hurst
kumho have a certain following . i don't know where they are from. i'd guess korea, like all good things of recent past, but it sounds kinda finnish as well On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 6:28 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Since I left Michelin some years ago, I have found Goodyear,

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2013-11-23 Thread Greg Fiorentino
I'm in the 'couve (Vancouver). What's happening in your location? Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Alex Chamberlain Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 9:40 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar On Nov 22, 2013 8:33

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2013-11-23 Thread Rich Thomas
I just saw where they are building a plant in the US, SC was trying to get it but I think it went somewhere else, Alabama maybe? --R On 11/23/13 12:51 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: kumho have a certain following . i don't know where they are from. i'd guess korea, like all good things of recent

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2013-11-23 Thread clay
Of Alex Chamberlain Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 9:40 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar On Nov 22, 2013 8:33 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:25:34 -0800 Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote: Whoops, that was the Android

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2013-11-23 Thread Gerry Archer
I've had no problems with either Kumho or Yokohama tires. The ones I had tended to be noisy and didn't handle like X-1 Michelins, but for around $75 shipping prepaid it's not surprising. Kumho Tire Co., Inc. LSE: KHTC, formerly known as Samyang Tire, is a South Korean tire company.

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2013-11-23 Thread WILTON
Yes. Wilt - Original Message - From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 9:50 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar I've had no problems with either Kumho or Yokohama tires. The ones I had tended to be noisy

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2013-11-23 Thread Mountain Man
Alex wrote: Yes, in the country about 25 miles northwest of Portland. Do you know Long Beach Washington? My son was interested in a job there several years ago. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

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2013-11-23 Thread clay
They are building a special hill to be able to survive the coming tsunami. Right now they all have to gather on the roof of the middle school. clay On Nov 23, 2013, at 7:25 PM, Mountain Man wrote: Alex wrote: Yes, in the country about 25 miles northwest of Portland. Do you know Long

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2013-11-23 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 7:25 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Alex wrote: Yes, in the country about 25 miles northwest of Portland. Do you know Long Beach Washington? My son was interested in a job there several years ago. mao A bit of a slum, but cheap living if you

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2013-11-23 Thread Greg Fiorentino
Long Beach is a great place for razor clamming. Incredible food! Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mountain Man Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 7:25 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar Alex wrote: Yes

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2013-11-23 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: Yes, in the country about 25 miles northwest of Portland. My old stompin' grounds! You talking St. Helens? Or something more Woodland-ey? I suppose I should remember... Near St. Helens. It smells a lot better

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2013-11-23 Thread clay
They should have left the Trojan plant active. Damn green weenees. Could have cheap electrons and high tech jobs. clay On Nov 23, 2013, at 8:16 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: Yes, in the country about 25 miles

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2013-11-23 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 8:37 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: They should have left the Trojan plant active. Damn green weenees. Could have cheap electrons and high tech jobs. Yup. And the latter is what I agitate for whenever I go to a town meeting or yell at your state

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2013-11-22 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Nov 21, 2013 4:07 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: yeah, well, i'm about the ultimate costco jockrider. my current position is that if costco doesn't have it, i don ;'t want it. great produce! You are delusional as a human being and shooting yourself in the foot as a

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2013-11-22 Thread Gary Hurst
must be those pills i'm not taking! and thanks for the personal attack. im sorry your hero left you and his hand picked successor disappointed. wasn't my doing though. i was always a the good guy. On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote: On Nov 21,

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2013-11-22 Thread G Mann
Can't we all just talk about oil? Gawd not this touchy feely stuff again... someone needs to back off the viagra a bit and not be so prick-ly. How about this.. if it's cars or parts.. it's fair game.. if it's you hurt my feelings or I don't like you, take it outside and practice falling down

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2013-11-22 Thread Gary Hurst
you are not at all fair here, grant. i ought not be subjected to personal attacks for everything i say by a crew of nasty schoolyard bullies On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 12:42 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: Can't we all just talk about oil? Gawd not this touchy feely stuff again...

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2013-11-22 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Nov 22, 2013 9:31 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: im sorry your hero left you and his hand picked successor disappointed. You have me confused with somebody else. I never thought much of Rusty. I have given up on old M-Bs entirely now that Peachparts Phil is gone. There 's

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2013-11-22 Thread Gary Hurst
i never thought much of rusty either so maybe we have more common ground than i'm thinking On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote: On Nov 22, 2013 9:31 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: im sorry your hero left you and his hand picked

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2013-11-22 Thread Rich Thomas
So how are y'all's tar mountings going? --R On 11/22/13 1:16 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: i never thought much of rusty either so maybe we have more common ground than i'm thinking On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote: On Nov 22, 2013 9:31 AM, Gary Hurst

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2013-11-22 Thread Gary Hurst
jono tells me costco tires, like walmart ones, are crappy spec tires made to a price and not like real michelins, so instead i got sumitomos at tire kingdom, which he didn't approve of either On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: So how are

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2013-11-22 Thread Rich Thomas
I need some new truck tars, was looking at the Michelins and Bridgestones there, they wanted like $200 a tar. Guy said next week the Michelins are on the $70 off special, the Bs are on that now. They seem to alternate the discounts. But that is still a large nut to crack for truck tars. I

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2013-11-22 Thread Gary Hurst
i kind of agree. lizard always bought tires at cotco and it worked out well, there is this under 5' south american woman who is a gearhead who works the late shift at the tire kingdom and i like dealing with her. i mean, ou put a poncho on her and sit her on a llama and she'd be straight out of

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2013-11-22 Thread Curt Raymond
Nov 2013 14:01:17 -0500 From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar Message-ID: 528fa9fd.9010...@constructivity.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I need some new truck tars, was looking

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2013-11-22 Thread WILTON
'Nother ATTABOY! Wilt - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar We have terrible troubles on the Super M farm tractor keeping the front tire from going flat. Most

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2013-11-22 Thread WILTON
Watch out! I may hafta throw in a Sondy Tale, silly or not. Wilt - Original Message - From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar Can't we all just talk about oil? Gawd

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2013-11-22 Thread Dan Penoff
This is true. I was all Michelin for a long time, and once I had a set on my 82 300SD. I got some road damage on a trip to Pompano and I couldn't find a Sam's in the area so I took them to a tire store like Tire Kingdom. I got a lesson in the off-spec tire market and why they wouldn't honor

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2013-11-22 Thread Gerry Archer
Sears started selling the substandard Michelins years ago, it soon became obvious, so I moved to Tire Kingdom and bought Michelins (X-1?) that Marshall recommended and they were fine. When X-1s were no longer available I bought different Michelin tires from Tire Kingdom and they were awful;

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2013-11-22 Thread G Mann
Once.. for the record.. then it dies a natural death.. I am not fair.. ever.. I am Compassion Challenged .. always Translation of that means,,, I don't give a flying neek hallack [arabic.. look it up] about feelings or insults or if someone wants to insult some one else.. or feel insulted..

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2013-11-22 Thread WILTON
'Nother ATTABOY! Wilt - Original Message - From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 3:59 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar Once.. for the record.. then it dies a natural death.. I am not fair.. ever.. I am Compassion

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2013-11-22 Thread Greg Fiorentino
complex than that. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Alex Chamberlain Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 7:50 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar On Nov 21, 2013 4:07 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote

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2013-11-22 Thread Dan Penoff
for the loss of American manufacturing? I think it is way more complex than that. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Alex Chamberlain Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 7:50 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar

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2013-11-22 Thread OK Don
The Walmart store in Purcell Ok (I don't know about any others) actually sends it's new employees to the local welfare office to sign up for Medicais and food stamps. My daughter worked in the office and took the applications and spoke to the Walmart employees. Employees of the fast food places in

Re: [MBZ] Tar (Curt's tractor fronts)

2013-11-22 Thread David Kristin Gilmore
At 02:36 PM 11/22/2013, Curt wrote: We have terrible troubles on the Super M farm tractor keeping the front tire from going flat. Most of what we mow is grown up in bushes and little trees and the sticks that get left behind slice the tire up something terrible. Dad suggested filling them with

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2013-11-22 Thread Jon Agne
List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar On Nov 21, 2013 4:07 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: yeah, well, i'm about the ultimate costco jockrider. my current position is that if costco doesn't have it, i don ;'t want it. great produce! You are delusional as a human being

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2013-11-22 Thread Dwight Giles
Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Alex Chamberlain Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 7:50 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar On Nov 21, 2013 4:07 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: yeah, well, i'm about

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2013-11-22 Thread Curt Raymond
:56 -0500 From: David Kristin Gilmore dandkgilm...@frontier.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar (Curt's tractor fronts) Message-ID:     mailman.1324.1385167289.890275.mercedes_okiebenz@okiebenz.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed

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2013-11-22 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar On Nov 21, 2013 4:07 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: yeah, well, i'm about the ultimate costco jockrider. my current position is that if costco doesn't have it, i don ;'t want it. great produce! You are delusional

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2013-11-22 Thread Gary Hurst
not at all. you just sound like another shit stirrer for the bully boys. why we you devoting time to this otherwise when it is clearly finished on its own otherwise? why does it even involve you? you and rich like to stir and that is what you are doing here. if someone attacks me personally, i

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2013-11-22 Thread Gary Hurst
this is pretty much neocon caplitalism at work: revenues need to be private but big government socialism is always there to help with the expenses. On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 5:32 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: The Walmart store in Purcell Ok (I don't know about any others) actually sends

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2013-11-22 Thread Craig
On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:01:46 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Since we'll never be farming for real (I don't have plans to anyway) the fields get mowed every couple years until we get the trees growing good so the punji sticks will continue to plauge us. I'd put several

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2013-11-22 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Nov 22, 2013 12:14 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I put Continentals on it from Tire Kingdom not long after. I know some people here have a problem with Continental, but I've always been happy with their tires in the all-season touring and all-season performance categories (pretty

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2013-11-22 Thread Mountain Man
Greg wrote: ...much of that stuff is NLA from US sources. Guess who is at fault for that problem? You, me. Those of us that purchase at big box. I purchase groceries at big box. I purchase used quality USA stuff used online. Kirkland peanut butter is USA Portales NM great stuff for excellent

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2013-11-22 Thread Mountain Man
Gary wrote: this is pretty much neocon caplitalism at work: revenues need to be private but big government socialism is always there to help with the expenses. +1 mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

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2013-11-22 Thread Craig
On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 19:55:31 -0800 Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote: I know some people here have a problem with Continental, but I've always been happy with their tires in the all-season touring and all-season performance categories (pretty much the only kind of tires you need

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2013-11-22 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Nov 22, 2013 8:14 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: The rainy part of the ONE? Is that where you are Alex? Whoops, that was the Android Gmail client's auto-correct feature running amuck. Should have been PNW as in Pacific Northwest. Alex ___

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2013-11-22 Thread Craig
On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:25:34 -0800 Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote: On Nov 22, 2013 8:14 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: The rainy part of the ONE? Is that where you are Alex? Whoops, that was the Android Gmail client's auto-correct feature running amuck.

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2013-11-22 Thread Rich Thomas
Shaken not stirred --R (sent from my miniPad) On Nov 22, 2013, at 9:21 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: you and rich like to stir and that is what you are doing here. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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2013-11-22 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Nov 22, 2013 8:33 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:25:34 -0800 Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote: Whoops, that was the Android Gmail client's auto-correct feature running amuck. Should have been PNW as in Pacific Northwest. Ah, I see. [How

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2013-11-22 Thread G Mann
Hey Gary... Grow up, be a man, learn to walk away from a bully, learn the value of silence as a response. You will be amazed at what it does for your well being. I've had enough of everybody is picking on me and I have to fight .. This ain't the place for that crap so knock it off.. now and

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2013-11-22 Thread Gary Hurst
i've explained my position to you grant. for four years, this group has slandered me in every way without my having any ability to respond, acting like most vicious lowlife thugs. now i am here and those few of you who wish to continue it will get a response. you attacked me in public, i'll

[MBZ] Tar

2013-11-21 Thread Rich Thomas
I stopped by Costco today, had my spare and rim in the truck, told the tire shop guy it was a takeoff from one of 3 sets of tars I had bought there the last coupla years, he mounted it and ran it on the balance (needed no weights!) and told me to take it and go. Took him about 4 minutes, he

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2013-11-21 Thread Gary Hurst
yeah, well, i'm about the ultimate costco jockrider. my current position is that if costco doesn't have it, i don;'t want it. great produce! On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 6:59 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: I stopped by Costco today, had my spare and rim in the

Re: [MBZ] tar remover

2012-12-18 Thread RELNGSON
How can I get this stuff off without damaging things?... 3M adhesive remover. Doesn't leave a stink or mess. Not expensive. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives